Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-08
DISCLAlMING THE BOMBS.
ALL THE ANARCHISTS EXCEPT ENGEL
DENY ALL KNOWLEDGE

Ceil-Parsons Says It's Put-Ur Job
Spies opinion of Iingg - An Early
Morning Alarm Another iinmb-Throw-
er-Freparins for Trouble The Am
nesty Movement and the Governor.
CHICAGO, Nov. S-Monday afternoon dr.
w NJ Sater, who has been working in COM
pany with H. D. Lloyd to secure the sigma
lures OF prominent citizens 10 a request for
communication of the sentence against the
Anarchist, asked Spies to say plainly what
he knew about the bombs found in Einggs
cell Sunday Spies wrote the following, and
to it We're appended the signatures of Fielden
and Schwab:
MIR SALTFRi It is useless for me AMI my
friends to say that We had no knowledge OF
anything Of the kind. No sane man would
have bombs in his cell or counteuance any
such a thing in a cell-think of it-subject to
search at any moment and at all times. The
first intimation received of the matter came
from Sheriff Matson last evening | could
not believe it at first, and can hardly believe
it now | haven't spoken to Lingg for-I
think-nine months. | don't know much OF
him, but | think that lie is manomauiac
Had only sean him once or twice before we
were put together and charged with con
spiracy.' | don't believe that single one Of
the other prisoners had even much as
suspicion, for, otherwise they would un
doubtediy have reasoned the man out of his
folly. What use was lie going TO make of the
shelsi Throw them into the iail What in
tention, what object could there have been
in such an undertaking: | repeat no sane
man would be capable OF such thing.
"Lingg, so far as ! can judge him, seeks to
be martyred and, TO he candid, would like
the rest of us to go with him. Did he put
those instruments into his cell so that they
might be foundG This is the question have
been asking myself. If lie had them there
for any purpose this is tho only one that
looks plausible to me. He wants 10 die
thinking thereby to help the cause of labor.
But he wanted us to lie also. Perhaps he
thought that the best aud surest way to
bring this about was TO place a few bombs in
his cell. l have never met as peculiar a man
as he is before in my life. and for almost a
year l have considered him monomaniar,
and have had nothing 10 do with him.
"Tou ask me To condemn his action. It's
useless to condemn the action of an irrespon-
sible man. If any one holds us, or any one
of us, responsible for I4inegs deeds then l
can't see why we shouldn't be held respons-
ible for any mischief, whatsoever, committed
in the world. Aud it has actually come to
that, We are being made the scapegoats
for everything, Very sincerely yours.
A. SPIES"
ain the above concur fully.
MICHAEL SCHwAB7
II also concur in the al owe statements
S FIELDEN."
A statement was also made by Fischer as
follows: a don't know what to think of it
1 can not comprehend that Lineg intended
TO take the lives Of the jail officials, who in
every respect have treated us very kindly.
Neither do believe that Lineg wanted tC
commit suicide, because he possesses too
much courage. The whole affair is puzzle
to me. May my fate be what 1t may, l shall
be grateful to tine Jail officials for their kind
treatment to the last.
The following concerning the bombs was
written by Parsons:
at is mares nest; a canard; fake &
put up job to create sensation and mann
facture prejudice. How in the world could
bombs get into Iingg's cell unknown to those
whose sole business it is to see that no such
things get therel Incredible! They say thest
bombs found in Lingg's cell are seven inche:
long and an inch in diameter, and that there
were four of them. There is no aperture il
the wire gratings through which such mis-
sies could get in. Or have the obliging
| guards at the inspection room been passing
up bombs to Lingg'S celia Remember ou
cells were searched about three or foul
| weeks ago. and the scrutiny redoubed since
| Nothing was found then. While it was i'm
| possible for bombs to get to Lngg withou
the knowledge of tine officials, it was not i'm
| possible for ONE OF the many person
| who have had ready access to his cell to pu
them there during his exercise hours. or t
| put them there Sunday morning after h
was taken ont of his cell. There are those il
this community who would not hesitate
moment to put up such job on the Anarch
lists. Lingg could have no use for bombs il
| Jail. 1t would be simply impossible to ge
them without detection Those bombs, i
they really were found there, were pat Their
by some one whose business it wa
to find them thera They coul
not get in his cell in any other way Thi
| ihSL llu VI btUlAS ~ III ktf'IiHG Win III
many other fakes lately thrown upon tn
community. The story is too thin 1t won
wash. Now, don't impute conspiracy t
the jail officials | believe both Fulz an
Matson are honorable men. Such has at an
rate been their treatment of myself"
| Jaler Folz says he spoke to Lingg and az
cused him of knowing OF the existence of tn
bombs in his cell but Lingg insisted that b
know nothing whatever about them. and n
arguments could induce him to make an
| other admission.
The most remarkable piece of literatur
| yet developed in this case is letter sent to til
Amnesty association by an unknown signin
himself Bomb Thrower," in which he say
ne is not an Anarchist nor Socialist, br
that he threw the bomb at the Havmarke
out of revenge for being dubbed at the tim
of the street car troubles in 1855. This CAV
him violent hatred of the police and h
made the bomb and watched for an oppol
tunity to use it, which did not come until tn
| night of May 4, 1856 He had been watct
ing the Desplaines street station that night
and when the police started for the meet
ing he ran before them and got benin
some boxes, from whence he threw the bonn
and then ran, escaping. He gloated owe
the reports of dead and wounded policemen
and generally makes himself out very r,
vengeful and boodthirsty fellow The lette
is well written and the writer says he is nc
even a member of trades union, no.
strictly, laborer, or mechanic: nor does
intend giving himself up, but thinks the lie
ter should stay the hand of the law frol
taking the lives of seven innocent men
To make sure that his letter reached I'll
amnesty people he sent a message to TT
Herald stating what he had done.
The 200 officers of the central detail VIII
have been on reserve duty at the Desplain,
street station since Friday were reused up
1:SO Monday morning, and two minutes lat,
they were all dressed and armed with rifle
Word had Just reached the station that me
were drilling at Zepf's hall, where the arme
section of the various Anarchist groups use
to meet before the Haymarket explosion.
officer especially detailed to watch the ha
saw O man hurrying along the sidewalk, hu,
ging the buildings close and carrying a VI
lise. At that early hour the appearance of
suspicious character dear Zepf's hall on IL
heels Of the early scare of the evening, wa
enough to cause this unknown party to be 70
lowed He stole along softly until he came
the entrance of the hall; then he started IL
stairs. Here he was overhauied and til
valise taken from him It was the sound {
men drilling on the floor overhead that cause
the officer to communicate with the station
Lieut.. Fitzpatrick got his men in marchin
order in little while and few minute
later they were at Zepfs hail. But it Wa
deserted. Those in possession of the plac